Responsibilities

• Lead an agile team responsible for relationship management, strategic planning, and execution for iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch Channel partners in priority markets.
• Oversee the launches of iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch with carrier partners.
• Lead cross-functional development and communication of key product and feature initiatives and programs through the partner channel.
• Collaborate internally with Engineering, Marcom, PR, Sales, Operations, Legal and Finance leaders across Apple.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience focused on marketing, product management or program management, and an outbound marketing focus and/or wireless or mobile phone industry knowledge.
• Experience driving executive discussions about technology planning and decision-making.
• Demonstrated client-facing, strategic development abilities across all levels and can balance Apple and partner interests in problem solving.
• Experience in negotiating contracts, interpreting and suggesting legal language and leading broader and related relationships.
• You are motivated, creative and possess the ability to communicate complex ideas in ways that are simple to understand.
• Able and willing to travel internationally up to 20%.
• Bachelor’s degree required.

Preferred

• Developing strategy and rallying internal and external teams around shared objectives.
• An understanding of Apple’s product portfolio - hardware, software, and services - and a point-of-view on how it enriches consumers’ lives and how strategic partners can embrace the power of these products.
• An aptitude for analytical design and interpretation, and using data to support decisions while balancing multiple projects in a dynamic environment.
• Excellent writing, speaking, and presentation skills.
• MBA would be an advantage.